Drumskinny

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Some of the standing stones at Drumskinny, Ireland

Drumskinny (from Irish: Droim Scine meaning "knife ridge") is the site of a stone circle in the townland of Drumskinny, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. With the inclusion of an adjacent cairn and alignment, the stone circle is a State Care Historic Monument in Fermanagh District Council area, at grid ref: H 2009 7072.[1][2] The site was excavated in 1962[3] and is believed to have built around 2000 BC.[4]

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  1. ^ "Drumskinny". Environment and Heritage Service NI - State care Historic Monuments. http://www.ehsni.gov.uk/state_care_monuments_2007.pdf. Retrieved 2007-12-03. 
  2. ^ "Drumskinny". The Megalithic Portal. http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=354. Retrieved 2007-12-02. 
  3. ^ "Drumskinny Stone Circle". Irish Antiquities. http://irishantiquities.bravehost.com/fermanagh/drumskinny/drumskinny.html. Retrieved 2010-10-06. 
  4. ^ "Drumskinny Stone Circle". Triskelle. http://www.triskelle.eu/attractions/drumskinnystonecircle.php?index=100.040.008.060.005. Retrieved 2007-12-02. 

Coordinates: 54°35′04″N 7°41′26″W / 54.5844352461°N 7.69051657806°W / 54.5844352461; -7.69051657806

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